Basement membrane proteins improve human islet survival in hypoxia: Implications for islet inflammation
Enzymatic digestion of the pancreas during islet isolation is associated with disintegration of the islet basement membrane (IBM) that can cause reduction of functional and morphological islet integrity. Attempts to re-establish IBM by coating the surface of culture vessels with various IBM proteins...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021
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